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Between Center and Peripheries: Mapping Florence’s Music Ecosystem
Chiara De Dominicis, Alessandro Bratus (LMMP Italian Team) Mapping Florence’s live music ecosystem offers valuable insight into the city’s cultural and spatial dynamics. The dataset, comprising 265 venues across five districts, highlights a significant concentration in District 1, particularly in the historic center, where 60% of the venues are located. This area’s prominence reflects…
Rhythm Resilience: Birmingham’s Live Music Scene Fights Back Amidst Pandemic Challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the live music scene in Birmingham, UK, with venues across the city forced to close their doors due to government restrictions arising from public health concerns. In many cases, these closures have been devastating for both the venues themselves and the communities that they serve. Singer/songwriter Namywa…
Level Up – Midlands music industry workshop
We are excited to summarise the enlightening “Level Up Midlands Music Industry Workshop” that unfolded on 13th October 2023, at the Artum/Hockley Social Club. This event marked a significant stride, delving into the nuances of Birmingham’s music industry while also gleaning strategic insights from Liverpool’s music realm. The evening kicked off with opening words by…
Who is Who? An overview of Key Players in the Birmingham Music Ecosystem
“From authorities responsible for regulation and support (public authorities) to organisations representing the interests of the music industry (non-state actors), there are many people involved in shaping the regional music ecosystem The music industry in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands area is a complex ecosystem that involves a wide range of stakeholders (Rozbicka et…
Mastering Open Mic Nights: Advice for artists
Liverpool’s own singer-songwriter, Matt Decombe, shares valuable insights in this blog article. He offers guidance to fellow artists on effectively capitalising on the prospects that stem from participating in open mic nights. Open mic nights can be a fantastic way for artists to develop their performance skills, to network within a local music industry and…
BLMP – Birmingham Music Venue Map
About the map The BLMP Birmingham Music Venue Map (v1.0) was launched on Monday 1st June 2020. You can view the map by visiting this link: https://birmingham.livemusicresearch.org/map The map has two main areas: Venue Map An interactive map of music venues in locations with B-postcodes. Each venue is represented by a dot coloured by one…
